You see a woman on a screen and you reduce her to just a thing, a sex object.

Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.

Your heart has a little empty corner. You won't even know I'm there -- I'll be very quiet.

For context, the budget of Don Jon is about half the budget of (500) Days of Summer. And (500) Days of Summer is about a third of the budget of the lowest-budget movies produced at a major studio.

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

I just need some time away to remember why I stay.

If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does a decent job. And I think no one would disagree with me that it also makes a ton of bad movies and employs a bunch of hacks.